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Malpighian corpuscle

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

renal corpuscle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a mass of lymphoid tissue surrounding an arteriole of the spleen

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: malpighian body, renal corpuscle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: capsule

History

Etymology

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